How to say “vitality” in Chinese

活力
huólì

vitality, energy

noun · HSK 6 · topic “Character and behavior”

“Vitality” in Chinese is 活力, huó lì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

活力 is read huó lì: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

huó — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”
lì — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

活
huó — live; alive

On the left, 氵 “water”.

力
lì — strength

It appears in many signs: 动, 男, 助.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “活力”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 活力. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 这座城市充满活力zhèzuòchéngshìchōngmǎnhuólìThis city is full of life.

More words from the lesson “Energy and weak spots”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “vitality” in Chinese?

“Vitality” in Chinese is 活力, pinyin huólì.

What does 活力 mean?

活力 (huólì) means “vitality, energy”.

How do you write 活力?

活力 is 2 characters: 活 (huó) — live; alive; 力 (lì) — strength. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 活力?

活力 is read huólì. Tones: huó — second tone, lì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“vitality” in the lesson “Energy and weak spots”

This word is from the topic “Character and behavior” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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